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YARBROUGH v. NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 121367.

2017 IL 121367

CHRISTINA YARBROUGH, et al., Appellees, v. NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Filed December 29, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kay L. Schichtel and Catherine Basque Weiler , of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, of Chicago, for appellant.

Howard A. Janet , Giles H. Manley , and Patrick A. Thronson , of Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland, for appellees.

J. Timothy Eaton and Jonathan B. Amarilio , of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, of Chicago, for amici curiae University of Chicago Medical Center et al.

Robert E. Elworth and Leslie M. Odom , of Hepler Broom, LLC, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Sarah F. King , of Clifford Law Offices, P.C., of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Justice Burke dissented, with opinion, joined by Justices Freeman and Kilbride.

OPINION

¶ 1 The circuit court of Cook County certified the following question pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (eff. Feb. 26, 2010): "Can a hospital be held vicariously liable under the doctrine of apparent agency set forth in Gilbert v. Sycamore [...

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